LittleBigPlanet 2: create your own games, sagas next winter

LittleBigPlanet 2 expands the creation options from the first game to include …

LittleBigPlanet had its flaws, but the tools it gave gamers more than made up for them. The title stayed fresh because it gave everyone the ability to create their own levels and stories, and it was continually updated with downloadable content. Browsing user-created levels continues to be a great time; you never know what exactly you'll find online.

LittleBigPlanet 2 is now official, and Sony has released a trailer showing off what we can expect from the game. No longer will you only be able to create new levels—you'll now be able to create entire games. Designers will be able to link levels together to create long-form stories and experiences. Take a look.

Not much information is known about the game, but we're hoping we'll learn more at E3 next month. This is a heck of a reveal though, one that should give budding game designers a lot to chew on.

27 Reader Comments

We still play LBP every so often. A couple of times we'd said we wouldn't play the game again because it usually destroys any chances for productivity in a day, but we keep going back to it. Had no idea about the sequel, now I'm looking forward to it.

I loved the first LBP, I played the hell out of it when I first bought it, and I still play it once in a while. I don't want to imagine all the hours I'll lose to this one, however, with the ability to make your own games?! I might not need to buy any others games for a while...

I really wish that this was available on the 360. Then I could finally sell my PS3 and not feel bad. I really enjoyed LBP (until i got to that stupid rotating shock maze and can't get past it) but its the only thing I ever turn my PS3 on for any more and thats only been twice for an hour or two in the past year!

I really wish that this was available on the 360. Then I could finally sell my PS3 and not feel bad. I really enjoyed LBP (until i got to that stupid rotating shock maze and can't get past it) but its the only thing I ever turn my PS3 on for any more and thats only been twice for an hour or two in the past year!

Do you not enjoy video games? In the past year a good dozen PS3 exclusives have come out. Almost all of them excellent.

I still love to play LBP with my friends so a sequel is a day one purchase for me.

We've gotten my whole family into the PS3 just because of LBP. My dad even bought a PS3 just so he could play online with us. Its a special thing being able to play a game with my dad in Texas, and my brother in Michigan and feel like we're all together as a family before we grew up.

Now if I could only get some time on the TV... my wife has been building her first level every night for the past 3 weeks!

I am definitely looking forward to this version. People already created some amazing things the first time around!

I got turned off to the idea of buying LBP back when user-made content was getting shot down left and right due to oppressive moderation. LBP2 looks interesting. I'm glad to see games embracing user-made content and seeing it as a way to boost sales rather than compete with a product. The PS3 in my house has just been collecting dust for months now, so it would be nice to have a compelling reason to let it drive up my electricity bill. Did Sony/MM ever fix the oppressive moderation issues?

I really wish that this was available on the 360. Then I could finally sell my PS3 and not feel bad. I really enjoyed LBP (until i got to that stupid rotating shock maze and can't get past it) but its the only thing I ever turn my PS3 on for any more and thats only been twice for an hour or two in the past year!

Do you not enjoy video games? In the past year a good dozen PS3 exclusives have come out. Almost all of them excellent.

I still love to play LBP with my friends so a sequel is a day one purchase for me.

Most of my gaming is playing coop with my friends, and since none of them have a PS3 I rarely even look at whats available for it. (Very rarely do I play video games alone since I have lots of other things I can do by myself)

I really enjoyed playing LBP with my friends, although I was disappointed that the main game wasn't longer.

As far as the user-generated content was concerned, I thought it was a great idea with a lot of potential. However, I found the menu counterintuitive and we had difficulty filtering content to get to the type of thing we wanted to play, despite a decent attempt with the tag system. It was also upsetting that you had to buy the expansions to play most of the user-generated levels the way they were intended (or sometimes at all). In fact, the latter was a deal-breaker for me. I eventually stopped playing and sold the game.

I don't have nearly as much time to play games these days, and I don't anticipate LBP2 will be compelling enough to get my money this time around, even when it makes its way to the bargain bin.

I really wish that this was available on the 360. Then I could finally sell my PS3 and not feel bad. I really enjoyed LBP (until i got to that stupid rotating shock maze and can't get past it) but its the only thing I ever turn my PS3 on for any more and thats only been twice for an hour or two in the past year!

I feel very sorry for you then, no Uncharted 2, Demon's soul, Infamous, Heavy Rain, all of those are fantastic games, and are %100 viable reasons to play your PS3 a lot more often!

I really wish that this was available on the 360. Then I could finally sell my PS3 and not feel bad. I really enjoyed LBP (until i got to that stupid rotating shock maze and can't get past it) but its the only thing I ever turn my PS3 on for any more and thats only been twice for an hour or two in the past year!

I feel very sorry for you then, no Uncharted 2, Demon's soul, Infamous, Heavy Rain, all of those are fantastic games, and are %100 viable reasons to play your PS3 a lot more often!

They are also mainly single-player games. He mentioned earlier that he prefers co-op. Add to that his friends don't have PS3's, he is even missing out on what little co-op IS in those titles.

They are also mainly single-player games. He mentioned earlier that he prefers co-op. Add to that his friends don't have PS3's, he is even missing out on what little co-op IS in those titles.

I was kinda excited about Uncharted 2 when I heard there was co-op... until I read that it was just a bunch of unconnected missions and not the full storyline. Infamous also sounded like a cool game that I would have probably bought if it had coop (would have been a good excuse to get together and play couch coop w/ some beers). I will admit that I've not played Heavy Rain, but it doesn't look that interesting to me anyway.

I play it quite often with my 8 year old daughter. But I must say that many levels (in the main story) are very hard to get through (and even harder for her, we very often switch paddles, for example...)Still, we have a lot of fun, and sometimes scream at each other "grab it !!! graaaaab itttt !" I tried the level building, but found it too time consuming.

I know I`m probably in the minority, but I really didn`t find LBP anything special. To me it was just another ho hum platformer with some level building options that I quickly grew bored with. I honestly tried to give it a go numerous times, trying to see what was so compelling for some, but I just couldn`t get into it.

I really wish that this was available on the 360. Then I could finally sell my PS3 and not feel bad. I really enjoyed LBP (until i got to that stupid rotating shock maze and can't get past it) but its the only thing I ever turn my PS3 on for any more and thats only been twice for an hour or two in the past year!

I feel very sorry for you then, no Uncharted 2, Demon's soul, Infamous, Heavy Rain, all of those are fantastic games, and are %100 viable reasons to play your PS3 a lot more often!

They are also mainly single-player games. He mentioned earlier that he prefers co-op. Add to that his friends don't have PS3's, he is even missing out on what little co-op IS in those titles.

Not really...

Uncharted 2 has a pretty strong multiplayer and the coop is probably one of the best available in the industry today. Any coop player not playing it will be missing out. Demon's Souls is also a game which is played entirely online... and playing it coop is actually one of the few ways you can level the playing field against such an evil game.

I know I`m probably in the minority, but I really didn`t find LBP anything special. To me it was just another ho hum platformer with some level building options that I quickly grew bored with. I honestly tried to give it a go numerous times, trying to see what was so compelling for some, but I just couldn`t get into it.

To be honest, many of my friends feel the same way.

To my wife and me (and other friends), it’s like listening to someone say there’s nothing special about Disneyland or Shakespeare (yes, that level)—but everyone has an at least slightly unique take, no?

It's stupid to compare LBP to Mario. They aren't the same game, and anyone who tries to make it so just ends up disappointed. Furthermore, until the Wii Mario there was no coop, which is a huge chunk of the fun.